Three Teams from Genesee County Advance to Sectional Football Finals After a near-perfect weekend for Genesee County High School Football teams, 3 programs will play for Section V Sectional Championships at SUNY Brockport. In Class B, the 1-seed Batavia Blue Devils made easy work of the 4-seed Rochester...
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WBTA STAFF
November 11, 2024
Monday News Brief
Dan Fischer
November 10, 2024
Holiday News
Emergency crews responded to a structure fire on Howard Street in Batavia. The call came in at 7:45 Saturday morning. Upon arrival, firefighters found that the large commercial and manufacturing building, owned by Baskin Livestock was in a fully involved blaze. Flames were blowing out of the front doors and...
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Dan Fischer
November 8, 2024
Weekend News Brief
A building is completely destroyed after a fire in the City of Batavia. City firefighters responded around 7:45 a.m. Saturday to 20 Howard Street for a building on fire. Flames and black smoke could be seen from miles away. Additional resources were sent to contain the fire, and several crews were...
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WBTA STAFF
November 7, 2024
Thursday News Brief
GCC Will Host NJCAA Division III Soccer Championship Tournaments On Wednesday, it was announced that Genesee Community College will serve as the host site for the 2024 NJCAA Division III Men's and Women's Soccer National Championship Tournaments. GCC was chosen to host the tournaments because of their state-of-the-art sports facilities...
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WBTA STAFF
November 6, 2024
Wednesday News Brief
Proposed Budget for Genesee County Sees a $6.2 Million Increase. Joanne Beck with the Batavian reports, that the 2025 Genesee County proposed budget has a $6.2 million increase to accommodate rising costs. The increase brings the total budget to $189,249,435. However, the budget includes a tax rate of $7.57 which...
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WBTA STAFF
November 5, 2024
Tuesday News Brief
City of Batavia Seeks Bids for Housing Rehabilitation Program The City of Batavia announced in a Monday press release, that they are seeking bids from licensed and qualified contractors for its Community Development Block Grant Citywide Housing Rehabilitation Program. Contractors will be asked to do essential repairs such as roofing,...
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